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The Trouble with Accuracy at the Range
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<blockquote data-quote="Mikecr" data-source="post: 1418502" data-attributes="member: 1521"><p>Before you right-off a poor grouping hunting gun, test it for cold bore single shot ACCURACY. Put a 1" bullseye at 200yds, set your gun on preferred <u>field</u> rest, and hit that mark with one shot.</p><p>Work on that, no matter the gun, and see what you really have.</p><p></p><p>If your shooting skills are inconsistent, there are workarounds.</p><p>I load develop shooting free recoil, often off a Harris bipod in the dirt. This removes inconsistencies from stock pressure points. The only contact I'm personally making is a finger rest under the butt stock and finger tip on trigger. No contact with recoil pads, no cheek, no touching of the actions.</p><p>Use very light triggers(well under 1lb pull). Jewel, Anschutz, or Bix & Andy.</p><p>Load/shoot single shot, keeping ammo in your pants pocket, so that it's always the same temperature.</p><p>Mind your level. Last check before trigger pull.</p><p>Invest in a scope that should hold zero and test it to be sure. Also test for actual adjustment in inches per hundred yards(finest resolution).</p><p>If using sand bags, develop with a bag you will be using in the field. Even the slightest fill change will affect POI from your gun. Given this, a bipod is more consistent than bags for hunting -with seasonal changes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mikecr, post: 1418502, member: 1521"] Before you right-off a poor grouping hunting gun, test it for cold bore single shot ACCURACY. Put a 1" bullseye at 200yds, set your gun on preferred [U]field[/U] rest, and hit that mark with one shot. Work on that, no matter the gun, and see what you really have. If your shooting skills are inconsistent, there are workarounds. I load develop shooting free recoil, often off a Harris bipod in the dirt. This removes inconsistencies from stock pressure points. The only contact I'm personally making is a finger rest under the butt stock and finger tip on trigger. No contact with recoil pads, no cheek, no touching of the actions. Use very light triggers(well under 1lb pull). Jewel, Anschutz, or Bix & Andy. Load/shoot single shot, keeping ammo in your pants pocket, so that it's always the same temperature. Mind your level. Last check before trigger pull. Invest in a scope that should hold zero and test it to be sure. Also test for actual adjustment in inches per hundred yards(finest resolution). If using sand bags, develop with a bag you will be using in the field. Even the slightest fill change will affect POI from your gun. Given this, a bipod is more consistent than bags for hunting -with seasonal changes. [/QUOTE]
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